Haiti: MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacks

The charity acts after an attack on its staff in the capital and the alleged killing of two patients by police.

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The incident took place last week as violence continued to worsen in the country.

An estimated 25 people were killed in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday alone in what police say was a foiled attempt at a gang invasion of a wealthy neighbourhood.

Politically, the situation also remains critical with interim Prime Minister Garry Conille fired this month by the country's ruling council - less than six months after he took office.

MSF says that on 11 November one of its ambulances carrying three young men with gunshot wounds was stopped by Haitian law enforcement officers.

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